by Susan Moore | Sep 22, 2017 | News |
Complete conversions for older cars & trucks. In June of 2017, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based supercharger company TorqStorm introduced a new carb hat that showed significant upgrades both in air flow and aesthetics. Then in July, they lurched forward with a new...
by Susan Moore | Sep 8, 2017 | Engine Builds, News, Racing Matters |
How a clever concept remedied misalignment in competition engine blocks – By Archie Bosman: No other engine deficiency would have irritated racers, particularly professional drag racers of the last century, like core shift. A bitter source of anguish, they would...
by Susan Moore | Aug 15, 2017 | News |
By Martha Maglone: This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the advent of the Eaton Detroit Spring company. Founded during the Great Depression, the company is one of the most successful in the manufacture of leaf and coil springs and related attaching parts for the...
by Susan Moore | Jun 30, 2017 | News |
Extracts from Drag Racer magazine, September issue: By Ben Mozart: Early in 2017, a new capacitive discharge (CD) ignition system emerged. An innovative philosophy derived from new software—”a proprietary algorithm” as it’s known in...
by Susan Moore | Jun 28, 2017 | News |
By Martha Maglone – A recent article from Your Mechanic asks: Does the type of car you drive make a difference to the amount of tickets it might receive? The most ticketed luxury car is the Lexus ES 300 and the least ticketed compact car the Honda Civic. In...
by Susan Moore | Jun 28, 2017 | News |
Streamlining is a form of structure that lessens resistance and turbulence to air flow. Although its golden age is normally associated with the nineteen-thirties, the first streamlined car, the Rumpler Tropfenwagen emerged in 1921. Streamline-inspired forms were most...
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